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Why Rural Middle Schoolers? 27,500,000 Estimated number of students not wearing seat belts. An astonishing number since we know seatbelts save lives!

Why Rural Middle Schoolers? 7% Increase Middle Schooler Traffic Fatalities from 2014 to 2015 According to the latest NHTSA study released in 2017 there was a dramatic increase in the number of middle school age youth fatalities across the country especially in rural areas. The numbers from the last two slides are the reasoning behind our initiative.

Introduction to iBuckleUp weBuckleUp Thank you for being here we look forward to having you learn more about the importance of wearing your seat belt.

THE WHAT. THE HOW.

THE WHAT. These trainings would allow the chapter members and advisers attending the fall leadership conferences to take back what they learned and implement at the local level. Continuing the work of youth pledging to buckle up (iBuckleUP) and encouraging all others to do the same (weBuckleUP). FCCLA would work to connect the state advisers to traffic safety leaders in their state so that they can build relationships that continue to work to educate and enforce seat belt use for middle level youth. FCCLA to implement a Battle of the Belts initiative for all middle school chapters to engage in while promoting seat belt safety within their school and community through the iBuckleUP weBuckleUP campaign. The Battle of the Belts initiative would first require chapters to determine percentage of seatbelt use at a school. The goal of the Battle of the Belts initiative would be to entice chapters with a competitive opportunity to raise overall awareness of seat belt safety through seat belt checks, one before implementing lesson plans, community activities, and presentations through their iBuckleUP weBuckleUP campaign, and one seat belt check after implementation. After the chapters go through the lesson plans and present overall seat belt safety messaging to their schools and communities, they will host another test to determine percentage of seatbelt use.

The End-Goal At the end of this workshop, our overarching objective is for your team to walk away with a completed planning process that you will be able to implement in your local community. At the end of this project, your goal is to increase seatbelt usage in your community!

Highlights of iBuckleUp weBuckleUp FACTS – every middle level chapter affiliated in 2017-2018 has the national program FACTS located on their portal Each Chapter will have the iBuckleUp weBuckleUp Toolkit State contest $5,000 – help your state earn funding by increasing seat belt usage in your community to benefit your state totals

Leading Innovation As a national association - with state and local level initiatives, we hope to identify best practices in tailoring programming for middle school chapters. NHTSA is counting on us to provide best practices, led by youth, in the community to increase seat belt use in middle-level youth, partnering with parents, administrators, and the community

When these parties work together, not against each other, everyone one wins. By including both of these groups in planning and activities everyone has buy-in and there is support from all levels. Middle level students are the catalyst to start the change, but need the support from all groups.

Leadership is all about identifying and solving problems. The Toolkit provided on the FCCLA Web site will be very beneficial to getting your questions answered. Our solution is increasing seat belt usage!

THE HOW. The online Toolkit is the best source of resources for you as you work through your Battle of the Belts programming for this year. There are best practices from the pilot chapters, lessons learned, handouts and resources for your programming assistance.

The How The FCCLA Planning Process: Identify a Concern Set a Goal Form A Plan Act Follow-Up Everyone will receive a Planning Process Sheet. You will base the program you choose to implement (or base your project from) by using the FCCLA Planning Process.

Roles and Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities Students: Project Manager, Change Agents Parents: Coaching, Support, Parent Involvement/Behavior Chapter Adviser(s)/Administration: Coaching, Support, Logistics, Etc. State Advisers: Recognition on State Level, Connections, Resources

Moving Forward Together Identify a Concern – Seat belt usage

To solve middle school challenges, think like a middle schooler.

Setting a Goal This portion is structured around three prompts (next) and setting a SMART Goal. S - Specific M - Measurable A - Attainable R - Relevant T - Timely

What makes your team and/or community unique?

How might you use that unique “thing” in your action project?

Setting Your Goal

What makes your team and/or community unique? How might you use that unique “thing” in your action project?

Forming a Plan

Group Planning (Prepare for Greatness!)

How’s this going to work? For the next 30 minutes, we are going to spend 6 minutes on 5 prompts. There are 5 focus areas. Using your action sheets, begin to build your project.

Parent Involvement How can you involve parents? How will you involve parents? What role will parents play?

School Administration Involvement How will you involve your assistant principal, principal, superintendent? School Board?

Community Involvement & Partnerships Who in your local community can help you? What groups in your local community can help you? What could they help you with?

Internal Promotion How will you promote your event to your peers?

External Promotion How will you promote your work to people outside? This may include newspapers, radios, TV stations, social media, etc.

Group Planning Time For the next 30 minutes, you will have an opportunity to start forming your plan. You all are at various places in your project development, so use this time for what you think is most effective.

ACT Now is the time to go back to your community and refine your plan and act. We are excited to see you change the safety in your community!

Seat Belt Safety Check Orientation Please use the instructions and handout sheet to go over how to do a seat belt check.

In the next 10-15 minutes, create a “To-Do” list for your return home.

Contest Deadline Dates: November 1, 2018 – February 1, 2019 Information must be submitted by: February 1, 2019 Remember to fill out the application in the FCCLA Portal to help your state win 5,000!

Wrap Up/ Questions Any final questions?